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Category: Blogging
Want to Read Wednesday: The Pastor Wears a Skirt by Dorothy Nickel Friesen
Rev. Dorothy Nickel Friesen, an ordained Mennonite pastor, digs deep into the soul of a pastor with humor, pathos, and passion. Her memoir, a collection of short stories based on true events, visits the agony of bedside death, lost dreams, and angry parishioners who walk away from her leadership. She also shares the laugh-out-loud stories of weddings (a missing groom), rituals of deep meaning (with water from the Jordan River), and tension-filled advocacy for peace (on a military base).
Interview with Screenwriter William Osborne, Author of Jupiter’s Fire (#YA Historical Fiction)
Screenwriter William Osborne discusses his latest work of YA Historical Fiction, Jupiter's Fire. He shares about the difference between writing a novel and writing for the screen, his inspiration, and the research required to write historical fiction.
When Only Faith Remains: Book Review & Blog Tour
With Luke 2 and 1 Corinthians 13 as reference points, readers will connect their faith in ways that bind them to love and hope in the person of Jesus Christ. While your circumstance may differ from Mary’s, the similar deepening of faith through heartache and suffering and hope and triumph will inspire you in your identity, calling, and destiny in Christ.
Charles Babbage & Ada Lovelace: Inventing the Computer (#BookReview & BlogTour @raresources)
The partnership of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace was one that would change science forever. They were an unlikely pair – one the professor son of a banker, the other the only child of an acclaimed poet and a social-reforming mathematician – but perhaps that is why their work is so revolutionary.
Whispers in the Pews: Mental Health and the Church
October is Mental Health Awareness Month and author Chris Morris's new book brings together a group of diverse voices in order to share their experiences with mental health and the church.
Visions of Zarua (Audible Fantasy Book Review @raresources)
I found this book to be fresh and unique because the author combines my favorite elements of fantasy with an engaging and suspenseful mystery. I was on the edge of my seat and I couldn't stop listening as I waited for Padren and his friends to unravel the suspenseful plot that involved murder most foul in the wizarding world.
Darcy By Any Other Name by Laura Hile (Book Review & Blog Tour)
In this creative retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Darcy and Mr. Collins find that they have swapped places! How will Darcy and Elizabeth find their happy ending in the midst of this epic mixup?
Fiona and the Whale- A romantic whale of a tale! (Book Review & Blog Tour @raresources @HMLynnauthor)
Fiona and the Whale was definitely not what I was expecting! Hannah Lynn's latest novel really is a whale of a tale with a huge heart. If you're looking for romance with a unique twist, I encourage you to curl up with Fiona and the Whale!
Writing Fiction: A User Friendly Guide by James Essinger (Blog Blitz & Book Review)
Essentially, if you are an aspiring fiction writer and you want to save yourself lots of time and headaches, grab a copy of Writing Fiction and give it a read. You'll be glad that you did!
